Madrid & Barca target world-class striker, Valverde's Barca contract, Neymar release clause, and more La Liga news - 26th December 2018

Will Valverde quit at the end of the season?
Will Valverde quit at the end of the season?

#4 Lucas Hernandez transfer update

Hernandez is set to leave Atletico Madrid
Hernandez is set to leave Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid defender Lucas Hernandez is set to move to Bayern Munich with the German club ready to trigger Frenchman's €80 million release clause. Now, Marca are reporting that the Spanish club will do everything in their power to sell the player in the summer transfer window rather than the January transfer window.

The report suggests that Atletico's Miguel Angel Gil Marin, the chief executive of the club, personally spoke to Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, with the Spanish management asking the Bayern management to trigger the release clause in the summer rather than in January.

22-year-old Hernandez has been with Atletico since the age of 11, but is all set to move to Germany and Bayern Munich. The versatile defender can play at the heart of the defence as well as at left-back, and has represented France in international football.

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